Sour Cream Noodle Bake
This Sour Cream Noodle Bake is an easy weeknight meal that’ll have everyone running to the dinner table!
I’m a self-proclaimed carboholic. Bread, pasta, pastries, cakes, I love them all. I regularly buy a loaf of french bread at the store and graze on it all day. It’s the best! So it’s no surprise that pasta dishes, like this one, make a regular appearance at my house. They’re filling and are a breeze to make. Boil a pot of water, cook the noodles, and so other yummy stuff, and voila! Dinner!
I first came across this recipe in a menu plan from another blogger. I had made a few of Kristan’s recipes and loved them, so if she signed off on a recipe I knew if had to be good. So, years ago, I made this noodle bake and l-o-v-e-d it! It was easy, no crazy flavors (my husbands’s a pick easter sometimes), and the leftovers were good too. Comfort food all the way. A year of two later, I realized this recipe was from The Pioneer Woman. I had started making this dish before her Food Network Show so she wasn’t famous in my house yet. But now I have a couple of Ree’s cookbooks and love trying her dishes too.
While this recipe is pretty simple, I did add some flavor boosters of my own. A little onion and garlic in with the ground beef makes a world of difference. Ree likes to mix in some green onion with her sour cream mixture too, but Mike’s not into that so I didn’t use them. They would be a great garnish on top too for some more color. I’ve even been know to throw some French’s onions on top of the cheese during the last 5 minutes of cooking for a little crunch. It’s pretty delicious. Once your family tries this dish, they will ask for it again and again.
Sour Cream Noodle Bake
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 pound ground beef and 1/2 medium yellow onion and cook until the beef is almost completely browned and the onions have softened, about 5 to 8 minutes. Add 1 clove garlic and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring often to prevent burning.
- Add 15 ounces canned tomato sauce to the skillet, stir to combine, and simmer while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add 12 ounces egg noodles and cook according to package directions until al dente. Drain and set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, stir together 1/2 cup sour cream, 1 1/4 cup cottage cheese,1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon onion powder until evenly combined.
- Add the sour cream mixture to the noodles and stir to coat the pasta.
- To assemble, add half of the noodles to a 9-inch by 13-inch baking dish. Top the pasta with half of the meat sauce, and then sprinkle ¾ cups sharp cheddar cheese over the sauce. Repeat the layers once again.
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until all cheese is melted.
- Carefully removed the baking dish from your oven. Serve immediately, or let sit for 5 minutes. We like to serve this dish with a green salad and crusty bread.
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I’m making this tomorrow night- can’t wait! Just wondering- would it be as good with whole grain elbow macaroni instead of egg noodles? It’s what I have already so thought I’d ask:)
Thanks!
Could I use whole grain macaroni noodles instead of the egg noodles??
Can’t wait to try this!
You could use any basic pasta you like. Whole grain mac sounds like a great healthy substitute. 🙂
You mention in directions about putting green onion in recipe, but I don’t see listed in main ingredients. How much green onion do you use?
Sorry about that! The green onions can be used in place of the onion powder. I’ve amended the recipe to reflect both options. Thanks for point that out!
Very good recipe. I would try this out this weekend. Hope it turns out well
I have a ? I don’t like cottage cheese can I subsitute it with ricotta cheese?
Yes!! 🙂
I hate cottage cheese too but actually love it in this recipe.
Could you substitute V8 juice for tomato sauce?
Grew up with this. We call it Dairy Casserole. Love it!
Do you think the tomato sauce could be replaced with a can of sloppy joe sauce?
Trying this one tonight!
Could I use Ricotta instead of cottage cheese?
Yes, you could Carrie!
My family has been making this casserole for at least 65 years! Crazy to see it here. Personally it isn’t complete without the green onions!!
My grandma used to make this years ago, and now I do. It is certainly popular and I don’t think Ree gets credit for it. Yummo !
Taste great and easy to make. I put a block of room temperature cream cheese instead of cottage cheese. We just had this yesterday. We call this husband’s delight.
I have tried the Ree Drummond version of this and it was very bland. This is flavorful and delicious.–Way better version!!! The onion with the beef and onion powder are a perfect addition. My family loved it. It’s simple, easy and good!
Can you make ahead this recipe and freeze it
I add a small carton of green onion dip to the meat mix and it is amazing!
I made this for t he first time today. I had to doubsitutions for things I didn’t have. Didn’t have hamburger so I used turkey that had been in the freezer so so good. Everything else was good.had to use my new scales to measure and weigh items I had big cans and bags of things. went together very easy just like you said. I did add a little more cheese to be cheesy
Anxious to see how it goes
This is such great comfort food and has so much potential to be so much more. I love it the way it is but next time I’ll add baby bellas and a few more spices. Thank you for such a great recipe, I needed this on a cold winter night. 🙂